It’s part of the travel and tourism industry, but not many like to talk about it. It’s legal in many parts of the world, illegal in many other parts of the world. It’s the oldest job in the world.
In Europe it’s business like usually in the red light district, in the United States exceptions to make prostitution a recognized and legal profession is only the case in some counties in the State of Nevada today.
This may change in the Aloha State Hawaii. For many seen as a tourism paradise, Hawaii lawmakers are considering decriminalizing prostitution in the state after the speaker of the House introduced a bill that would also legalize buying sex and acting as a pimp. It would mean visitors could not only enjoy the white sandy beaches, the great food, shopping, but also they could buy sex in paradise.
Pendekezo hilo pia litamaliza sheria ya serikali inayosema maafisa wa polisi hawawezi kufanya mapenzi na makahaba wakati wa uchunguzi.
Mwanaharakati wa Transgender Tracy Ryan alisema anajaribu kuwashawishi wabunge wa serikali kupitisha muswada huo kwa sababu wanawake wanaobadilisha jinsia wameonyeshwa zaidi katika biashara ya ngono na kwa hivyo wameathiriwa sana na sheria za uhalifu.
Spika wa Bunge Joseph Souki alisema katika mahojiano na gazeti la huko, kwamba hana msimamo juu ya muswada huo na aliuanzisha kama neema kwa Ryan.
Hawaii ina historia isiyo ya kawaida na uchunguzi wa ukahaba. Hadi 2014, ilikuwa halali kwa maafisa wa polisi kufanya ngono na makahaba kama sehemu ya uchunguzi, lakini wabunge wa serikali walibadilisha hiyo baada ya Associated Press kuangazia mwanya huo katika hadithi.
Wakili wa Mashtaka ya Honolulu Keith Kaneshiro alisema muswada huo utafanya iwe vigumu kushughulikia biashara ya ngono ulimwenguni kwa sababu "itakuwa ngumu zaidi kupata wahusika wabaya, ni ngumu zaidi kupata mashahidi wa kutoa kesi."
Michael Golojuch Jr., mwenyekiti wa mkutano wa LGBT wa Chama cha Kidemokrasia cha Hawaii, alisema wanawake wanaobadilisha jinsia wamewakilishwa zaidi ikilinganishwa na wanawake wengine katika biashara ya ngono kwa sababu ubaguzi ambao wanakabiliwa nao unasababisha wengine kuhisi ndio kazi pekee wanayoweza kupata.
Golojuch binafsi anaunga mkono wazo la kuhalalisha ukahaba, lakini alisema yeye na baraza hilo bado hawajachukua msimamo rasmi juu ya muswada huo.
Muswada huo na mwingine wa kuhalalisha bangi inaweza kuwa sehemu ya kushinikiza kupunguza idadi ya wafungwa, Kiongozi wa Mkubwa wa Nyumba Scott Saiki alisema.
